Patents by Inventor Rainer Haeberer

Rainer Haeberer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10507722
    Abstract: A container assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a first container (20) for a fuel for the motor vehicle and a second container (10) for a liquid auxiliary agent, in particular for the reducing agent solution of an SCR catalyst. The second container (10) is integrated into the first container (20). A bottom-mounted removal device having at least one pump (11) for removing the auxiliary agent is provided in the second container (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Haeberer
  • Patent number: 10190459
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection device (1), in particular for an exhaust aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine, comprising a pressure-controlled, outward-opening fuel injection valve (2) that includes an axially movable valve piston (6) which penetrates a flow opening (7) in a valve body (5) and one end of which has a valve tip (9), further comprising a valve seat (8) associated with the flow opening (7), and at least one spring element (11) which urges the valve piston (6) comprising the valve tip (9) against the valve seat (8) so that the flow opening (7) is closed; the valve tip (9) is axially movable inside a flow chamber (15) formed by the valve body (5) and by an injection orifice disk (14) that includes a plurality of injection ports (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Stoeberl, Dirk Welting, Rainer Haeberer
  • Publication number: 20180209554
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection valve (4), in particular of an exhaust-gas aftertreatment system (1), having an axially displaceable valve element (12), having a valve opening (10) which is assigned to a valve seat (11) of the valve element (12), having a piston (21) which is fixedly connected to the valve element (12) and which is led through the valve opening (10), and having a spring element (20) which forces the piston (21) with the valve element (12) against the valve seat (11), wherein the valve element (12) is displaceable in a spray chamber (14) which, opposite the valve element (12), has multiple spray openings (16, 18). It is provided that at least two first spray openings (16) have central axes (17) which intersect outside the injection valve, and/or that a centrally situated second spray opening (18) has a larger diameter than the other spray openings (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventor: Rainer Haeberer
  • Publication number: 20170321586
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection device (1), in particular for an exhaust aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine, comprising a pressure-controlled, outward-opening fuel injection valve (2) that includes an axially movable valve piston (6) which penetrates a flow opening (7) in a valve body (5) and one end of which has a valve tip (9), further comprising a valve seat (8) associated with the flow opening (7), and at least one spring element (11) which urges the valve piston (6) comprising the valve tip (9) against the valve seat (8) so that the flow opening (7) is closed; the valve tip (9) is axially movable inside a flow chamber (15) formed by the valve body (5) and by an injection orifice disk (14) that includes a plurality of injection ports (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Thorsten Stoeberl, Dirk Welting, Rainer Haeberer
  • Publication number: 20170305264
    Abstract: A container assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a first container (20) for a fuel for the motor vehicle and a second container (10) for a liquid auxiliary agent, in particular for the reducing agent solution of an SCR catalyst. The second container (10) is integrated into the first container (20). A bottom-mounted removal device having at least one pump (11) for removing the auxiliary agent is provided in the second container (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventor: Rainer Haeberer
  • Patent number: 9745880
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling element (38; 40) for an injection valve (1; 41), in particular for injecting a liquid reduction agent into an exhaust train of a combustion engine, having a hollow region for receiving a section of the injection valve (1; 41) and a cooling plate (8) which is circumferential around the hollow region and a face plate (7) arranged on a face of the injection valve (1; 41) which has at least one injection opening (13), which enables the spraying of liquid out of the injection valve (1; 41) through the face plate (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Haeberer
  • Patent number: 9714595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a storage tank (12) of a metering system (10) for introducing a reducing agent (32) in an exhaust gas tract of an internal combustion engine. The storage tank (12) comprises at least one opening (50) for mounting components (20, 24) and openings (46, 48, 63) for filling and emptying as well as venting (62). All openings (46, 48, 50, 62) are arranged above a region of the storage tank (12) flooded by the reducing agent (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Krause, Rainer Haeberer, Matthias Horn
  • Patent number: 9708948
    Abstract: A device for transporting a fluid medium to a metering module for metering a liquid reducing agent into an exhaust gas system in order to reduce pollutants in an exhaust gas. The device has at least one heated transport line and at least one system component with a heated internal region. The transport line has a line connecting piece, and the system component has a module connecting piece that is directly or indirectly coupled to the line connecting piece. The device includes at least one heat conducting sleeve that can be inserted in the line connecting piece and the module connecting piece. The heat conducting sleeve is thermally coupled to the heated transport line and/or the heated internal region in order to transmit heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Haeberer, Matthias Horn
  • Publication number: 20160369679
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling element (38; 40) for an injection valve (1; 41), in particular for injecting a liquid reduction agent into an exhaust train of a combustion engine, having a hollow region for receiving a section of the injection valve (1; 41) and a cooling plate (8) which is circumferential around the hollow region and a face plate (7) arranged on a face of the injection valve (1; 41) which has at least one injection opening (13), which enables the spraying of liquid out of the injection valve (1; 41) through the face plate (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Rainer Haeberer
  • Patent number: 9494069
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for metering a liquid reducing agent into an exhaust gas system. The device can be used, in particular, for reducing nitrogen oxides in an exhaust gas. The device includes at least one working container for holding a working quantity of the liquid reducing agent. In addition, the device is provided with at least one metering module, at least one delivery line, and at least one delivery pump. The device also has at least one storage container for holding a storage quantity of the liquid reducing age, preferably a storage quantity that exceeds the working quantity. The storage container is connected to the working container via at least one storage line. The storage line has at least one storage pump disposed therein for circulating liquid reducing agent from the storage container to the working container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Haeberer, Matthias Horn, Michael Krause
  • Patent number: 9261090
    Abstract: Diaphragm pump for delivering a fluid, in particular an exhaust-gas aftertreatment medium, such as an aqueous urea solution for example, comprising a working chamber (1) which is delimited by a working diaphragm (2) and which can be connected via a first valve (3) to an inlet (4) and via a second valve (5) to an outlet (6), and an electromagnet (7) which comprises a coil assembly (8) and an armature (9) which interacts with the coil assembly (8) and is operatively connected to the working diaphragm (2). According to the invention, the valves (3, 5) are configured in a valve plate (10) which is arranged between the coil assembly (8) and the armature (9). Exhaust-gas aftertreatment system having a diaphragm pump of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Haeberer
  • Publication number: 20150184570
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection system (2) for metered injection of a fluid, particularly for an exhaust gas treatment device (1) in a motor vehicle, said system having: a tank (3) for storing the fluid; a metering valve (19); an actuatable venting valve (25) for admitting gas into or releasing gas from the injection system (2); and a metering pump (7) which is connected to the tank (3) and the metering valve (19) in order to convey the fluid from the tank (3) to the metering valve (19). The metering pump (19) is designed as a piston pump (8) and has a piston (10) axially movable in a cylinder (9) between an upper and a lower dead centre and forming, together with the cylinder (9), a pump chamber (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: Rainer Haeberer
  • Patent number: 9057305
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reservoir tank for a reducing agent (1), in particular an aqueous urea solution for the after-treatment of exhaust gas from a combustion engine, comprising an outer container (2) and a pot-shaped inner container (3) which limits a partial volume (4) of the volume (5) of the outer container (2), a heating element (6) which is set in the inner container (3) and an extraction device (7) for extracting the reducing agent (1). According to the invention, the pot-shaped inner container (3) is surrounded in the floor region by an insulated collar (8) comprising a first limb (9) led to the outer circumferential surface (11) of the inner container (3) and a second limb (10) contacting the floor surface (12) of the outer container (2), such that the insulated collar (8) limits an additional partial volume (13) of the volume (5) of the outer container (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Haeberer
  • Patent number: 8967501
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve arrangement (2) for metering a fluid medium into an exhaust line (22), comprising a valve seat (10) which acts together with a closing body (12) and in which a valve passage (14) is implemented, and a perforated disc (6) that is disposed downstream of the valve seat, closes off the valve passage, and has at least one axial hole (8) in the area of the valve passage through which the fluid medium can be injected into the exhaust line (22). The valve arrangement further comprises a connecting flange (16) for connecting the valve arrangement (2) to the exhaust line (22) in a fluid-tight manner, wherein the perforated disc (6) extends from the valve passage to the connecting flange and is implemented such that said perforated disc seals the connecting flange against the exhaust line in a fluid-tight manner in the installed state. A separate seal is thus no longer required, because the perforated disc performs the sealing function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Haeberer
  • Patent number: 8960483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reservoir tank, particularly for receiving a reducing agent for metering into the exhaust gas tract of an internal combustion engine. A spill basin is accommodated in the hollow space of the reservoir tank. At the base region, the spill basin is radially and axially guided into a recess of the reservoir tank base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Haeberer, Matthias Horn
  • Patent number: 8919370
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tank for storing a liquid active ingredient for operating an aggregate of a motor vehicle, particularly a unit for post treatment of exhaust gases of the motor vehicle, comprising a container and at least one functional element (11, 18) extending into the container, wherein the functional element is provided with at least one agent (25, 26) for abrasion protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Krause, Rainer Haeberer
  • Patent number: 8915068
    Abstract: A device (40) for reducing pollutants, in particular nitrogen oxides, in an exhaust gas flow of an internal combustion engine, includes a reducing agent (46), in particular a urea-water solution, which is stored in a storage tank (42), a metering module, in particular a nozzle (68), for injecting the reducing agent (46) into the exhaust gas flow, and a pump (56, 100) for delivering the reducing agent (46) from a suction point (62) in the storage tank (42) to the metering module via lines (58, 66). A pump (56, 100) lies beneath a reducing agent level (44) in the storage tank (42), and a non-return valve is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Haeberer
  • Patent number: 8857160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dosing system (10) for introducing a reducing agent (18), especially urea or an aqueous urea solution, into an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. The dosing system (10) comprises a reservoir (12, 14) for accommodating a stock in the reducing agent (18), a delivery unit (32), a level sensor (50) and a dosing module (38). The reservoir (40) is a standard reservoir integrated into a vehicle-specific component (60), especially a fuel tank (68).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Haeberer
  • Patent number: 8627718
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor arrangement for determining a tank fill level of a liquid, especially a reducing agent for removing nitrogen from the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine, which liquid is contained in a tank, at least two electrically conductive measuring electrodes being at least partially embedded in a carrier that is produced of an electrically non-conductive material. The sensor arrangement includes a temperature sensor, especially a resistor with negative temperature coefficient being used as a temperature sensor, which is integrated into the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Ulrich, Vlatko Babic, Guenther Krenz, Rainer Haeberer, Wolf-Ingo Ratzel, Bruno Hezel, Michael Gerlach, Vaclav Straus
  • Patent number: 8622316
    Abstract: An SCR-injection unit includes an injector, a sleeve element for fixing the injector to a flange of an exhaust gas pipe, and a cooling body. According to the invention, the sleeve element has an elongated thin-walled connecting section, one axial end of which is indirectly connected to the flange of the exhaust gas pipe and the other axial end of which is indirectly connected to a supporting structure for the injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Haeberer, Matthias Horn, Ulf-Peter Schmeling